John Trapp Complete Commentary
Galatians 1:12
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Ver. 12. Received it of man] i.e. Of mere man. Jesus Christ is more than a man.
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Ver. 12. Received it of man] i.e. Of mere man. Jesus Christ is more than a man.
Verse 12. _I NEITHER RECEIVED IT OF MAN_] By means of any _apostle_, as was remarked Galatians 1:1. No man taught me what I have preached to you. _BUT BY THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST._] Being commi...
FOR I NEITHER RECEIVED IT OF MAN - This is very probably said in reply to his opponents, who had maintained that Paul had derived his knowledge of the gospel from other people, since he had not been p...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. THE TESTIMONY OF PAUL CONCERNING HIS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY AND THE GOSPEL CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Introduction. (Galatians 1:1)_ 2. The Rebuke. (Galatians 1:6) 3. Paul's Gospe...
GALATIANS 1:11 begins a historical narrative proving Paul's independence of any human authority in his apostolic work. He learned by a revelation from heaven, not in any sense from flesh and blood: _c...
THE TRUMPET CALL OF THE GOSPEL (Galatians 1:1-5)...
As for the gospel that has been preached by me, I want you to know, brothers, that it rests on no human foundation. for, neither did I receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me t...
NEITHER. Greek. oude. OF. from. Greek. _para_. App-104. REVELATION. Greek. _apokalupsis_. App-106. Compare Acts 9:15; Acts 26:16,...
_For I neither received it of man] -I"_is emphatic: I received not the Gospel, any more than did the other Apostles, from man. _neither was I taught it_ St Paul might have received the Gospel from God...
ΟΥ̓ΔῈ ΓᾺΡ ἘΓῺ κ.τ.λ. Expanding the thought of κατὰ ἄνθρωπον. My Gospel is not after the measure of man, for indeed it came to me not through man at all but through the personal revelation of Jesus Chr...
10–2:21. ST PAUL’S DEFENCE OF HIMSELF 10–12. _My one object is to please God, and to serve Christ, who revealed to me the Gospel_ (Galatians 1:10) I say “now,” for my words show clearly that I care n...
ΟΎΔΈ (G3760) не, даже не. Это означает либо: "даже я, который естественным образом должен был бы (научиться от людей), не...,י; либо: "я в малой степени, как и остальные апостолы" то есть "я (эмфатиче...
B. PAUL'S GOSPEL AND APOSTLESHIP DIVINELY DERIVED. 1:11-24 1. The divine source of his gospel. 1:11, 12 TEXT 1:11, 12 (11) For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached...
see note on vs 11...
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Translate, 'For not even did I (anymore than the other apostle) receive it from [ para (G3844), not...
ST. PAUL MAINTAINS THE VALIDITY OF HIS APOSTLESHIP AND THE TRUTH OF HIS GOSPEL 1-5. The Apostle sends greetings from himself and the brethren with him to the Churches of Galatia, reminding them at th...
I NEITHER RECEIVED IT OF MAN, any more than the original Twelve received it from man (but from Christ); but I received it THROUGH (RV) THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST] His conversion was a disclosure t...
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ ABOUT PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS THE WRITER Paul wrote this letter. His name used to be Saul. He was called Saul until Acts 13:9, when he was...
Christians belong to different physical families. However, all Christians belong to God’s family because God is our father. Paul wrote to the Christians in Galatia to teach them the truth. But he call...
FOR I NEITHER RECEIVED IT. — The first “neither” in this verse does not answer to the second, but qualifies the pronoun “I.” The connection in the thought is perhaps something of this kind: “The gospe...
CHAPTER 4 PAUL'S GOSPEL REVEALED BY CHRIST. Galatians 1:11 HERE the Epistle begins in its main purport. What has gone before is so much exordium. The sharp, stern sentences of Galatians 1:6 are like...
REPUDIATION OF CORRUPT MOTIVES. EVIDENCE FROM PAUL'S PERSONAL HISTORY THAT HIS CONVERSION WAS DUE TO GOD, AND THAT HE WAS TAUGHT THE GOSPEL BY GOD INDEPENDENTLY OF THE TWELVE AND OF JERUSALEM....
ἐγὼ. The personal pronoun is inserted, because the author is here laying stress on the special education he had received for his ministry of the Gospel He had not learnt it, like his converts, from hu...
THE TRUE GOSPEL A REVELATION Galatians 1:11 When men belittle the Apostle's teaching as being purely Pauline, we should recall these strong statements, which attribute his knowledge of the gospel to...
In the beginning of most of his epistles Paul definitely declares his apostleship. In this instance, in a parenthesis, he defends that declaration more emphatically than in any other introduction. The...
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it], but by the (i) revelation of Jesus Christ. (i) This passage is about an extraordinary revelation, for otherwise the Son revealed his Gospe...
(6) В¶ I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: (7) Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the g...
Galatians 1:1-24. We saw the second of Corinthians characterized by the most rapid transitions of feeling, by a deep and fervent sense of God's consolations, by a revulsion so much the more powerful i...
12._For I neither received it from man_. What then? shall the authority of the word be diminished, because one who has been instructed by the instrumentality of men shall afterwards become a teacher?...
The epistle to the Galatians sets before us the great source of the afflictions and conflicts of the apostle in the regions where he had preached the glad tidings; that which was at the same time the...
FOR I NEITHER RECEIVED IT OF MAN,.... Not from Gamaliel, at whose feet he was brought up; he received the law from him, and knowledge in the Jews' religion, and in the traditions of the elders, but no...
_But I certify you, brethren_ He does not, till now, give them even this appellation; _that the gospel which was preached by me_ Among you; _is not after man_ Of mere human authority and invention; is...
I NEITHER RECEIVED IT OF MAN-WAS I TAUGHT IT; lest the false teachers in Galatia should disparage Paul's apostleship, as being only of a secondary character, he takes pains to show that he has receive...
FOR IN EITHER RECEIVED IT OF MAN, NEITHER WAS I TAUGHT IT, BUT BY THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST....
PAUL PROTESTS HIS APOSTOLIC COMMISSION. He has his Gospel by direct revelation of Jesus Christ:...
INTRODUCTION: PAUL'S CREDENTIALS (vs.1-5) Paul writes as an apostle, a sent-one entrusted by God to carry an authoritative message to which Christians must fully bow. "Not from men" (v.1). No human i...
"I certify" means this is an iron-clad guarentee. Five guarentees: 1. Not "Paul's Gospel". 2. Not desinged to please men. 3. Not learned from men. 4. Paul was not taught it. 5. Came by revelatio...
10-14 In preaching the gospel, the apostle sought to bring persons to the obedience, not of men, but of God. But Paul would not attempt to alter the doctrine of Christ, either to gain their favour, o...
Not OF MAN, as my first and sole instructor, not only at second-hand, from Peter, James, or John, as the false teachers had suggested, NOR WAS I TAUGHT IT otherwise than BY THE immediate REVELATION OF...
For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. [I want you to understand that the gospel which I preach was in no sense my own invent...
Galatians 1:12 For G1063 I G1473 neither G3761 received G3880 (G5627) it G846 from G3844 man G444 nor...
PAUL DECLARES HIS CREDENTIALS AND STATES HIS CASE (GALATIANS 1:11 - GALATIANS 2:21). Paul will now make clear to them what his credentials are. If they ask, why should they listen to him, he will now...
PAUL RECEIVED HIS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S WAYS FROM GOD HIMSELF, NOT FROM HUMAN MOUTHS (GALATIANS 1:11). ‘For I make known to you, brothers, as touching the Gospel which was preached by...
Galatians 1:12. FOR NEITHER DID I MYSELF RECEIVE IT FROM MAN, NOR WAS I TAUGHT IT, BUT (it came to me) THROUGH REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST ‘ I myself' any more than the older Apostles. The opponents de...
_Apostolical Call and Authority of Paul._ Paul now enters upon his apology. He defends first his independent apostolical dignity (Galatians 1:11 to Galatians 2:11). and proves that he was called direc...
NOR WAS I TAUGHT IT (ουτε εδιδαχθην). He did not receive it "from man" (παρα ανθρωπων, which shuts out both απο and δια of verse Galatians 1:1), whether Peter or any other apostle, nor was he taught...
Galatians 1:1. _Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)_ Paul begins this Epistle by stating his commission as an apostl...
Galatians 1:11. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel that was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but the revelation of Jesus Christ. Fo...
CONTENTS: The Gospel Paul preached, a revelation not tradition. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Peter, James. CONCLUSION: The Gospel declared by the apostles was by revelation of Jesus Christ. It is...
Galatians 1:1. _Paul an apostle, not of men, neither by man._ Paul was not a member of the church of the firstborn, suckled with her breasts, and edified by her ministry. Christ had specially appeared...
I DID NOT. "There is nothing second-hand about my gospel!" IT WAS JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF. Paul is probably thinking of Acts 26:14-18....
_That the gospel which was preached of me is not after man._ THE INSPIRATION OF ST. PAUL The greater part of our knowledge must always rest on the authority of others. No single man is able to ascert...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 1:10 Indirect Appeal: Paul’s Ministry and the Gospel. Paul received the gospel directly from Jesus Christ (see Acts 9:1;...
SAINT PAUL'S EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER 1 CONTENTS The Galatians were Gentiles who emigrated from Gaul into Greece, and so were called Gallo-Greeks. Suidas thinks that these Gauls were Sennon...
_For I neither received it of man, neither was I taight it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ._ Viz., when I was carried by Him into the third heaven (2Co 12:1)....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 1:11. NOT AFTER MAN.—Not according to man; not influenced by mere human considerations, as it would be if it were of human origin. Galatians 1:12. BUT BY TH...
EXPOSITION GALATIANS 1:1 _The_ _introductory greeting. _The style of this greeting, compared with those found in St. Paul's other Epistles, gives indications of his having addressed himself to the co...
Galatia was not a city. It was a territory. It encompassed an area that is now in Turkey. There were several churches founded by Paul in Galatia. And following Paul's evangelistic efforts through the...
Of man [π α ρ α α ν θ ρ ω π ο υ]. Better, from man. Para from emphasises the idea of transmission, and marks the connection between giver and receiver. Comp. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:1;...
TURNING FROM GRACE Galatians 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our study of today carries us into some very vital relationships relative to salvation. We are all willing to grant that works hold a vital place...
For neither did I receive it — At once. Nor was I taught it — Slowly and gradually, by any man. But by the revelation of Jesus Christ — Our Lord revealed to him at first, his resurrection, ascension,...